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Phosphorus excretion and the measurement of feeding and assimilation by zooplankton
Author(s) -
Peters Robert Henry
Publication year - 1975
Publication title -
limnology and oceanography
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.7
H-Index - 197
eISSN - 1939-5590
pISSN - 0024-3590
DOI - 10.4319/lo.1975.20.5.0858
Subject(s) - assimilation (phonology) , zooplankton , excretion , ingestion , phosphorus , biology , chemistry , zoology , endocrinology , ecology , philosophy , linguistics , organic chemistry
A previously described model of the rate of P excretion by zooplankton shows that the excretion of recently ingested P can significantly affect estimates of assimilation but that short term measurements of ingestion are almost unchanged.